Congress may seem consumed by hot-button issues like the Veterans Affairs scandal,
but it is moving forward on the nitty-gritty. The House has passed a few fiscal 2015
budget bills. It's moving forward on others. In the Senate, Senate Appropriations
Chair Barbara Mikulski (D-Md.) pledges: no more government on auto-pilot. Her
committee will approve spending bills too. For an update on all the appropriations,
Erik Wasson, a staff writer at The
Hill, spoke with Tom and Emily on the Federal
Drive.